Ballet, opera & theatre

Are you an opera, ballet or theatre enthusiast? Then you have come to the right city! With its historic charm and old, authentic buildings, Copenhagen makes the perfect setting for a breathtaking opera, ballet or theatre experience. Lean back and watch the ballet dancers dance across the stage, take a sneak peak behind the curtains, or listen to opera in green surroundings. The opportunities are endless and here is our favourites.

The Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage

The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen has graced the Kongens Nytorv Square since 1748. The theatre has guest many famous persons where Søren Kierkegaard was a frequent guest at The Royal Theatre, where he h...

The Royal Danish Opera House

The Copenhagen Opera House is a donation from the A.P. Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation to the Danish people.
It totals 41,000 square metres. Five of the fourteen storeys are subterran...

The Royal Danish Playhouse

The Playhouse in Copenhagen is the national centre of dramatic art, tailored in every detail for top-level theatre productions.
The centre has three stages: Store Scene, Portscene, and Lille Scene wi...

Copenhagen Opera Festival

Copenhagen Opera Festival is taking the opera out of the traditional theatre and letting its sounds ring out over the streets, the underground and the waterways of Copenhagen.
Central to the Copenha...

Guided tours of the Royal Danish Theatre

Get inside the walls of some of Denmark's most important art institutions when the Opera, the Playhouse and the Old Stage invite you in for a conducted tour.
The tours aim at giving the audience a un...

The Theatre Museum at The Court Theatre

The Theatre Museum is situated in the Old Court Theatre. Its collection describes Danish theatre history from the 1700s to the present day.
In 1767 the building next to the riding facilities at Chris...

Restaurant Teaterkælderen

Stop by Teaterkælderen to enjoy an organic meal while being entertained by the singing waiters.
Restaurant Teaterkælderen is located underneath the Det Ny Teater in an old, rustic basement, which cr...

Det Ny Teater

The theatre in Copenhagen was built in 1908 and introduced the first revolving stage in the country.
It has later undergone a thorough refurbishment.
There is room for 1000 persons and with its 12.0...

Østre Gasværk Theatre

Østre Gasværk Teater is established inside an old gasometer from 1883 designed by Martin Nyrop who is also the man behind Copenhagen City Hall.
The gasometer was in use until 1935 and subsequently th...

Edison Theatre

The Edison Stage is a studio annex to the Betty Nansen Theatre and also home to C:NTACT, a theatre workshop offering supervised professional training to an ethnically diverse group of young people.
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Folketeatret

Folketeatret – the People’s Theater – resides in Nørregade in Copenhagen and is the oldest public theater in Denmark. In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
There are three scenes at Folketeat...

Zangenbergs Teater

The Small Theatre

This is a small theater in Copenhagen for the smallest of audiences, sometimes recommended to be 'not for children older than two'.
Since 1966 'Det Lille Teater' has made kids scream and gasp and lau...

Bellevue Theatre

The Bellevue Theatre is part of the white town, in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, designed by world-famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen.
The Bellevue Theatre is one of cornerstones in the works ...

Dansehallerne

A magic world of dance and choreography at various venues around Copenhagen
Dansehallerne is a national platform and a leading institution for contemporary choreographic performative art. You can joi...

REPUBLIQUE

REPUBLIQUE's vision is to create a modern, international theatre in Copenhagen to fill in the gap between the classical theatre with its weight on the story and the inventive, physical theatre with it...

Nørrebro Theatre

Nørrebro Theatre is a theatre that focuses on modern comedy, stand up and new music performances.
Nørrebro Theatre is located right by the lakes on vibrant Nørrebro. The theatre is characterised by i...

Opera Hedeland

Denmark's largest permanent outdoor stage are amphitheatrically placed in the beautiful countryside west of Copenhagen.
Every year in August an opera with international stars is performed where the d...

Grønnegårds Teatret

Every summer Grønnegårds Teatret arranges open air theatre in the middle of Copenhagen, in the gardens of Desingsmuseum Danmark and the Odd Fellow Palæ.
The outdoor performances at Grønnegårds Teatre...